Murder, Mayhem, and Asylums: The State’s Rendering of the Inconceivable

Berkshire Conference of Women Historians 22
Coordinating Council for Women in History 23
Saturday, January 10, 2026: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Kimball Room (Palmer House Hilton, Third Floor)
Chair:
Katie M. Hemphill, University of Arizona
Papers:
Kate Cleary, an Irish American 19th-Century Novelist, and Her Deadly Struggle with Doctors and Asylum Medicine
Alice Bullard, independent historian
“The Mom with Powers”: The Manipulation, Persecution, and Exploitation of Christina Boyer
Stephanie M. Chalifoux, University of West Georgia
Willful Deceit or Brief Psychosis: The Peculiar Case of Mary Doherty
Allison Johnson, Wichita State University
Comment:
Katie M. Hemphill, University of Arizona
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